South African ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles Tour

Tour Itinerary:

• Day 0 (Wed, 23 Sep) we meet and all depart from Jhb at 23h00 on Ethiopian Air
• Day 1 (Thu, 24 Sep) land at Tel Aviv airport at 14h35 and travel down to the Dead Sea where we check into the David Dead Sea Hotel to rest and spend time floating in the healthy mineral rich waters of the Dead Sea.
• Day 2 (Fri, 25 Sep) optional sunrise morning float in the Dead Sea. Drive down to the southern Gaza envelope area and partake in the morning solidarity event. Visit the Nova Festival site, the car graveyard and a kibbutz affected by Oct 7. Have an early dinner at Kfar Hanokdim and attend the opening evening of ICEJ Feast of Tabernacles celebrations in the desert.
• Day 3 (Sat, 26 Sep) optional sunrise morning float in the Dead Sea. Check out of our hotel and visit the impressive Masada where King Herod built a fortress and where Eleazar led a revolt against the Romans. Walk through the Ein Gedi reserve, where David hid from Saul and wrote many Psalms. Visit Qumran where the Dead Sea scrolls were found. Then check into the Jerusalem Gold Hotel in time for dinner and to join the first ICEJ evening celebration in Jerusalem at the ICC.
• Day 4 (Sun, 27 Sep) drive out to ancient Shiloh, where the Tabernacle stood for over 400 years and Samuel judged the tribes of Israel; Visit with Jewish settlers in Judea/Samaria.  Attend the ICEJ Role Call of the nations event.
• Day 5 (Mon 28 Sep) Visit Yad Vashem for a guided tour in the morning, have lunch at the Shuk and bless the people of Israel as we partake in the Jerusalem March. Free evening to shop and enjoy coffee on the streets of Jerusalem.
• Day 6 (Tue 29 Sep) Worship at Sukkat Hallal 24hr praise centre. Visit the City of David and walk on the newly unearthed Pilgrims Road and through Hezekiah’s tunnel. Pray at the  Western Wall and hopefully visit the Temple Mount. Spend time in the Old City of Jerusalem. Join the ICEJ evening celebration in Jerusalem at the ICC.
• Day 7 (Wed 30 Sep) Check out of our hotel. Visit the Garden of Gethsemane and have communion at the Garden Tomb.  Bid Jerusalem farewell from the Mt of Olives, from where Yeshua ascended and to where he will soon return. We visit the Qasr el Yahud baptism site and drive towards the Galilee along the Jordan Valley.  Check in at the Afik Kibbutz overlooking the Galilee from the Golan Heights. 
• Day 8 (Thu 1 Oct) we drive north to Banias (the source of the Jordan river and the gates of hell that Peter spoke of). Meet IDF reservists, while overlooking the Syrian Border.
• Day 9 (Fri 2 Oct) check out of Kibbutz Afik, worship while we sail on the Sea of Galilee. Visit the Mount of Beatitudes and the ancient synagogue at Capernaum. We also visit Mt Carmel where Elijah challenged the false prophets of Baal. Drive along the Mediterranean coast and visit Jaffa for dinner. Then leave for the airport to fly out at 01h00 on 3 Oct. Some will fly back to Johannesburg or directly to Cape Town (to allocate as we receive registrations with deposits). Arrive in Johannesburg at 13h05 and Cape Town at 14h35.